PACE Program

NASA Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) is an active Earth-observation program launched on 8 February 2024. The mission studies ocean color and microscopic phytoplankton together with atmospheric aerosols and clouds, producing observations that support ocean-health, air-quality, carbon-cycle, and climate research.

Identity

Aliases: PACEPlankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean EcosystemPlankton Aerosol Cloud ocean EcosystemPACE Mission
Domains: spaceflight
Name: PACE Program
Status: active
Types: scienceresearchoperations

Details

Description: NASA Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) is an active Earth-observation program launched on 8 February 2024. The mission studies ocean color and microscopic phytoplankton together with atmospheric aerosols and clouds, producing observations that support ocean-health, air-quality, carbon-cycle, and climate research.
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Participants: -
Start Date: 2024-02-08

Assets & Meta

Creation Time: August 13, 2026 at 18:27:10 UTC
Updated Time: August 13, 2026 at 18:27:10 UTC

Other

Official Urls: https://science.nasa.gov/mission/pace/https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-launches-new-climate-mission-to-study-ocean-atmosphere/https://science.nasa.gov/earth-science/programs/flight-programs/